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because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increasthe deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? ♪ >>> i was wondering what dogs song we were going to pick for this story. loyalty is one of the reasons we love dogs. what this dog, whose named zander, tried to do was truly extraordinary. when zander's owner went to the hospital, he tracked him down. i was playing with zander. turns out, white shedding dogs and black suits, don't go so well. >> everybody in the studio is falling in love with zander this morning. good morning, america. i'm bianna golodryga, along with dan harris on this saturday, october 6th. >>> also this morning, the iconic game show, "the price is right," is doing something it's never done before. the show has been a favorite for decades. known as much for the models as the amazing prizes. you may be amazed seeing the newest face. >> i loved being sick on sick days watching "the price is right." >>> we're going to start with a teacher/student sex scandal, one that allegedly goes all the
because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increasthe deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? ♪ >>> i was wondering what dogs song we were going to pick for this story. loyalty is one of the reasons we love dogs. what this dog, whose named zander, tried to do was truly extraordinary. when zander's owner went to the hospital, he tracked him down. i was playing with zander. turns out, white shedding...
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, but it also will be mindful of the education deficit, also mindful of the infrastructure deficit and mindful of the competitive deficit, and we have to recognize there's many different kinds of deficits of which the financial deficit is only one. >> i think that's a fantastic ending for your talk today. thank you so much, larry. [applause] >> two presidential debates coming up. >> defense secretary says the u.s. space has the possibility of a close cyber pearl harbor that could shut down the transportation system, military networks, and military systems. secretary panetta's remarks came yesterday in new york city. >> frank, five words. you deserve to be here. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, it is now and high honor to introduce the most talented, versatile, and experienced leaders in american government, a man who serves our country by meeting the extraordinary challenges of our times. i am sure secretary of defense, leon panetta thinks on his days in the u.s. army intelligence where he received the army accommodation metal. he chaired the house budget committee before moving on to
, but it also will be mindful of the education deficit, also mindful of the infrastructure deficit and mindful of the competitive deficit, and we have to recognize there's many different kinds of deficits of which the financial deficit is only one. >> i think that's a fantastic ending for your talk today. thank you so much, larry. [applause] >> two presidential debates coming up. >> defense secretary says the u.s. space has the possibility of a close cyber pearl harbor that...
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so it creates a type of deficit disorder. so reading something, you're looking, clicking through, moving on, having five screens open at once. and finally, it is replacing real-life relationships and real-life communication skills. it reduces social intelligence and emotional intelligence, because you're just busy taking in information. >> but won't we adjust? i mean, humans adjust, as time progresses you will adjust to it. >> you will adjust to having more faulty real-life relationships, yes. >> i noticed people used to go to a coffee shop, or a bar, to hang out with people. now, people are chatting on line. is this a real thing? or are we just caught up in this addict society? or an addict nation? because everybody is addicted to something. >> you know it is a new substance to become addicted to. but people who are unable to self-regulate, and experience the withdrawals, it is a very real thing, don. >> so are there people who specialize in the behavior? >> anybody who experiences it can be treated, but look at your own fam
so it creates a type of deficit disorder. so reading something, you're looking, clicking through, moving on, having five screens open at once. and finally, it is replacing real-life relationships and real-life communication skills. it reduces social intelligence and emotional intelligence, because you're just busy taking in information. >> but won't we adjust? i mean, humans adjust, as time progresses you will adjust to it. >> you will adjust to having more faulty real-life...
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because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? ♪ >>> in times square, and what a happy crowd we have for columbus day. and what we have inside is something really special. ben affleck is inside. one of the busiest stars in hollywood. a brand-new movie called "argo." good morning, america. as you know, robin recovering from her bone marrow drans plant. great to have amy here. we learned so mu about you. >> oh, yeah. >> emeril and his daughter are whipping up delicious recipes that we can't wait to try. and we have a very special guest dangering over times square, rob lowe will be here tomorrow. looking forward to seeing him tomorrow. >>> you know, it's freezing out here. >> well, look, everybody -- >> yea! >> let's get to the boards. we've got one or two things going on, one or two that we thought we'd share with you. let's start with please pictures. albuquerque, the albuquerque international balloon festival. 500 balloons. thank you for sending that
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bye getting the deficit down is the essential for those things. that is why our deficit reduction plan is not an alternative to a great plan, it is the very foundation of our great plan. it is the only way that we will get to britain on the rise. now, i know that you are asking whether our plan is working and here is the truth. the damage was worse than we thought and its taking longer than we hoped. the world economy, especially in the year autozone has been much weaker than expected in the last two years. some of your big trading partners like spain, ireland, italy are separating less by us. it makes it harder for us to pay off our debt. but here is the crucial thing you need to know. yes it is worse than we thought and yes it is taking longer but we are making progress thanks to the good result of george osborn we've cut off the deficit. 25%. that has helped to keep our interest rates at record low levels. keeping the market is low. more money in your pockets, giving businesses more confidence to invest, creating more jobs. and if you don't bel
bye getting the deficit down is the essential for those things. that is why our deficit reduction plan is not an alternative to a great plan, it is the very foundation of our great plan. it is the only way that we will get to britain on the rise. now, i know that you are asking whether our plan is working and here is the truth. the damage was worse than we thought and its taking longer than we hoped. the world economy, especially in the year autozone has been much weaker than expected in the...
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gerri: romney's court in that debate on issues that he really wanted to talk about, jobs and the deficit. my understanding is that you just looked at this today and found obama scored 20 on the deficit and romney scored 41. when the team to jobs, 24357. run the way out ahead >> obama keeps saying, romney's test plan will go below this $5 trillion : the budget. the other line, i have this $4 trillion plan. there is no plan. i have to blame people in the media. they are correctly pressing romney to be more specific about his plans, but i don't think that the press has been even handed in asking barack obama about his plan. you keep saying have a $4 trillion plant. i have not seen it. here is nother issue along those lines. the president has gone so negative year. calling romney a liar which is something you don't typically do. >> i live in virginia, so we are just saturated. everytime you turn of the tv. football game, fox news. one after anotr, and these guys almost all of the obama ads are-. and that -- and not so sure that works so well for an incumbent is tgo after the opponent like th
gerri: romney's court in that debate on issues that he really wanted to talk about, jobs and the deficit. my understanding is that you just looked at this today and found obama scored 20 on the deficit and romney scored 41. when the team to jobs, 24357. run the way out ahead >> obama keeps saying, romney's test plan will go below this $5 trillion : the budget. the other line, i have this $4 trillion plan. there is no plan. i have to blame people in the media. they are correctly pressing...
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the deficit spending has been outrageous under republicans and democrats. but why when thaws with the case why did he spend $90 billion sending money to green companies, contributors of his. we heard what he had to say or not say. i think we boil it down to this. more recently he said, look, you can't change washington from the inside. you have to change washington from the outside. we'll, we're going to give him that chance on november 6. [cheers and applause] now, there were a couple of place where is we agreed. we agreed, for instance, that we would take this country in very different directions. and he points out -- well, actually it was the vice president that blurted out the truth that they're planning on raising the taxes with $2 trillion. actually it's more like $3 trillion. there's no secret that the spending and the interest that they amassed by virtue of their spending and it's going to cause them to raise taxes on the middle-class. i make this commitment to you, under no circumstances will i raise taxes on the middle-class of america. [cheers an
the deficit spending has been outrageous under republicans and democrats. but why when thaws with the case why did he spend $90 billion sending money to green companies, contributors of his. we heard what he had to say or not say. i think we boil it down to this. more recently he said, look, you can't change washington from the inside. you have to change washington from the outside. we'll, we're going to give him that chance on november 6. [cheers and applause] now, there were a couple of place...
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. >> and despite budget deficits, those costs are going up. >> many large jurisdictions offer no such benefit to top officials, but despite a declining population and ever- growing budget pressure, the city not only keeps executive protection in place. it allows it to grow. >> good morning. >> baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake has quite the on to rosh. she arrives in a city suv. -- has quite the entourage. she is protected by city police officers whose sole duty is to provide executive protection. it all comes at a cost. for the last year, over time alone was $103,750. substantially higher than the cost for fiscal year 2011. one big reason? the unit got bigger. it grew from three officers to seven officers. the mayor's security troubles with her out of time. that added another $7,700 the last fiscal year. take that plus the overtime costs and the minimum salaries -- the overall cost is enough to cover the starting salaries of 10 police officers. executive protection is also provided to the police commissioner, even though the commissioner carries a drug. two officers made $36,0
. >> and despite budget deficits, those costs are going up. >> many large jurisdictions offer no such benefit to top officials, but despite a declining population and ever- growing budget pressure, the city not only keeps executive protection in place. it allows it to grow. >> good morning. >> baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake has quite the on to rosh. she arrives in a city suv. -- has quite the entourage. she is protected by city police officers whose sole duty...
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it's okay to reduce the deficit, just not in my backyard. >> right, right. same issue with oil. >> we'll take a break. we are coming back with the closing countdown and a recap of the date in a moment. >> and just moments away from the kickoff of earnings season. this is what we've been waiting for. alcoa chairman and ceo klaus kleinfeld will join us. you're watching the "closing bell" on cnbc, first in business worldwide. ally bank. why they're always there to talk. i love you, james. don't you love me? i'm a robot. i know. i know you're a robot! but there's more in you than just circuits and wires! uhhh. (cries) a machine can't give you what a person can. that's why ally has knowledgeable people there for you, night and day. ally bank. your money needs an ally. like in a special ops mission? you'd spot movement, gather intelligence with minimal collateral damage. but rather than neutralizing enemies in their sleep, you'd be targeting stocks to trade. well, that's what trade architect's heat maps do. they make you a trading assassin. trade architect. td ame
it's okay to reduce the deficit, just not in my backyard. >> right, right. same issue with oil. >> we'll take a break. we are coming back with the closing countdown and a recap of the date in a moment. >> and just moments away from the kickoff of earnings season. this is what we've been waiting for. alcoa chairman and ceo klaus kleinfeld will join us. you're watching the "closing bell" on cnbc, first in business worldwide. ally bank. why they're always there to talk....
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obama's four deficits are the four largest in us history. he's adding almost as much debt as all 43 previous presidents -- combined. and over 30 cents of every dollar obama spends is borrowed. much of it from countries like china. he's not just wasting money, he's borrowing it and then wasting it. we can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.
obama's four deficits are the four largest in us history. he's adding almost as much debt as all 43 previous presidents -- combined. and over 30 cents of every dollar obama spends is borrowed. much of it from countries like china. he's not just wasting money, he's borrowing it and then wasting it. we can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.
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some serious deficit reduction. and i think when he looks at the math, if the three choices if, what i've outlined is correct and almost every expert agrees, you can only have two of those. which is the one that even he might go for? i'm not saying he will say that tomorrow. but i don't think he'll be the president so it won't matter. but that's what i think. >> does this put pressure on your colleagues? >> you know, there's no pressure i can put on them. i can propose an idea and see people grasp it. if it helps move things forward, that is my intention and i hope that's what happens. >> i want to double-check in terms of major retirement entitlement reform. one of the big issues is raising the age. are you taking it off the table? >> no, i am not taking anything off the table. i have been personally against raising the age. i continue to be. i have never on any of these issues say i will not support this bill. i don't think raising the age will happen. i think there's a lot of opposition to it. >> you just mention
some serious deficit reduction. and i think when he looks at the math, if the three choices if, what i've outlined is correct and almost every expert agrees, you can only have two of those. which is the one that even he might go for? i'm not saying he will say that tomorrow. but i don't think he'll be the president so it won't matter. but that's what i think. >> does this put pressure on your colleagues? >> you know, there's no pressure i can put on them. i can propose an idea and...
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romney will make the argument that the 16 trillion-dollar deficit -- debt, rather, is very much part of the obama administration's responsibility because of so much he added to it it substance for mr. romney having criticized joe biden for an absence of style last night, shep. >> shepard: carl cammeron live lancaster, ohio. certain states seem to matter more in this election than others, don't they? in every election the battleground or swing state which could go republic or democrat could matter the most. this year handful of states states including nevada and quarter. molly line with more on this live from boston. >> hi, shep. we turned from the states where they have been spending a lot of time. nevada glitz and glamour of the las vegas strip. real estate tough bed. highest unemployment rate in the nation at 12.1%. difficult place to convince people that things are going to get better. 6 electoral votes are at stake. real estate agent says the housing market has been disseminated. >> because of, you know, mitt romney and knowing how to manage money and obama being for the people,
romney will make the argument that the 16 trillion-dollar deficit -- debt, rather, is very much part of the obama administration's responsibility because of so much he added to it it substance for mr. romney having criticized joe biden for an absence of style last night, shep. >> shepard: carl cammeron live lancaster, ohio. certain states seem to matter more in this election than others, don't they? in every election the battleground or swing state which could go republic or democrat...
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when people talk about the deficit -- it is not the deficit or debt but joblessness which is the great crisis of our times. the deficit and debt did not arrive from some inaccurate conception. two unfunded wars, medicare part d. let them speak to that. mitt romney has it fantastical approach to arithmetic. at the bottom of it, there is a commitment and an ideology to insuring that the top 1% make out real well. those most vulnerable at the bottom of the society who need a helping hand in times of fiscal economic crisis are put aside. it is ideological and i think the term "common-sense" is a terrific one to achieve and try to revive that one as you talk to c-span and agitate your committee. host: let's go back to the bus. john, what is your question? >> how is mitt romney going to be able to win independent voters after he alienated them in the primary? guest: i think that debate over night, which you watched as a student of political science and journalism -- he pivoted to some of the positions that he explicitly set aside during the primaries, where he became truly one of the most --
when people talk about the deficit -- it is not the deficit or debt but joblessness which is the great crisis of our times. the deficit and debt did not arrive from some inaccurate conception. two unfunded wars, medicare part d. let them speak to that. mitt romney has it fantastical approach to arithmetic. at the bottom of it, there is a commitment and an ideology to insuring that the top 1% make out real well. those most vulnerable at the bottom of the society who need a helping hand in times...
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who knew that he was driving our deficit. we are going after that. we are going after big bird, elmo is making a run for the border, oscar is hiding out in a trash can and governor romney wants wall street to run wild again but he is going to bring down the hammer on sesame street. >> the r&b has enlisted another character the count to defend against the president's claims. the image has been making the rounds on-line that says at recent campaign events president obama mentioned big bird 8 times elmo five times while failing to mention libya or a plan to fix the economy. h in honor of the count i will say there's only 27 days left until the election. >> who would have thought elmo and big bird would make such a big smash on the campaign trail. >> we are taking another look at who is talking. last night the use of big bird in the president's campaign ad sparked a heated debate with sean hannity and juan williams. >> this was a dodge. big bird is introduced in the conversation by governor romney. >> that's the point. -- (talking over one another) >> he
who knew that he was driving our deficit. we are going after that. we are going after big bird, elmo is making a run for the border, oscar is hiding out in a trash can and governor romney wants wall street to run wild again but he is going to bring down the hammer on sesame street. >> the r&b has enlisted another character the count to defend against the president's claims. the image has been making the rounds on-line that says at recent campaign events president obama mentioned big...
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we have to recognize we have a $1 trillion annual deficit. unless we deal with ways of getting revenue and cut spending we'll be in a bad situation in our country for quite some time. carried interest shouldn't be singled out. everything shoulgd be looked at. >> due agree it should be taken out. everything should be looked at. but with respect to carried interest. >> carried interest won't solve the problem. we have a $1 trillion annual deficit. carried interest would carry about one tenth of 1%. we should solve the deficit. >> it sounds like you say keep it. >> i'm saying look at everything but look at it in the context what it will kofl. our bigger is not carried interest it's the deficit and the $16 trillion of debt. that's a far greater problem. >> what would you do and what would you recommend whoever the next president do to solve the fiscal cliff crisis? >> first what i would recommend and again i was in government and i didn't solve all these problems so i'm not a person that has all the solutions but what i would recommend the next p
we have to recognize we have a $1 trillion annual deficit. unless we deal with ways of getting revenue and cut spending we'll be in a bad situation in our country for quite some time. carried interest shouldn't be singled out. everything shoulgd be looked at. >> due agree it should be taken out. everything should be looked at. but with respect to carried interest. >> carried interest won't solve the problem. we have a $1 trillion annual deficit. carried interest would carry about...
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we're talking about problem in the debt and deficit. the fiscal cliff comes at the first of the year. there is no doubt that if we don't work together, we are dead in the water. mike, there have been plenty of proposals out there that make sense for this country. big broad based proposals. talked about many of them. they're the simpson-bowls and the list goes on. all sorts of gangs. the bottom line is those templates can be put together. it has to have everything in it, everything has to be addressed. people need to work together. i think there's critical minds in senate to get it done. when we talk about sequestration and the fiscal year, that was imposed on us a bipartisan way to get it done. we have to work together. it is easily fixed. like i said in the beginning, it's what montana do naturally. in washington d.c., we need to learn from montana. >> thank you representative rehberg, one minute. >> first thing we need to do is repeal obamacare. that will be the first action that we need to work on a bipartisan solution to the farm bi
we're talking about problem in the debt and deficit. the fiscal cliff comes at the first of the year. there is no doubt that if we don't work together, we are dead in the water. mike, there have been plenty of proposals out there that make sense for this country. big broad based proposals. talked about many of them. they're the simpson-bowls and the list goes on. all sorts of gangs. the bottom line is those templates can be put together. it has to have everything in it, everything has to be...
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the pangers came back from an 18 point deficit to win 30-27. they dedicated that game to their coach who is battling leukemia. congratulations. >> it is time now. 40 after the hour. coming up it sounds like a warning for a crazy roller-coaster. why is detroit telling people to visit at their own risk? >> it is your last chance to answer our question of the day is forcing student athletes to run extra lapse a form of corporal punishment sfl ? we will read the comments and tweets coming up next. it's the little things in life that make me smile. spending the day with my niece. i don't use super poligrip for hold because my dentures fit well. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident while you eat. so it's not about keeping my dentures in, it's about keeping the food particles out. [ charlie ] try zi
the pangers came back from an 18 point deficit to win 30-27. they dedicated that game to their coach who is battling leukemia. congratulations. >> it is time now. 40 after the hour. coming up it sounds like a warning for a crazy roller-coaster. why is detroit telling people to visit at their own risk? >> it is your last chance to answer our question of the day is forcing student athletes to run extra lapse a form of corporal punishment sfl ? we will read the comments and tweets...
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yeah president obama promise to get our spending under control by cutting the deficits in half. he also was so confident that shortly after taking office, president obama said he would fix the economy in three years or face a one term proposition. today he has broken those promises. now his words have no credibility. midway to the debate, the president realized that he had an president for the past four years and it was his policies and his agenda that failed to produce any of the results that a promised us as a candidate. president obama had not shown the kind of leadership we need. the face crisis today. which requires a steady hand. in a leader focus on the job. a president obama's focus has been on saving his own job. as party chairman, i understand that the president must campaign. but he also has a job to do. while barack obama enjoys being president, he does not seem to enjoy the work required in being a great president. for example, he has not bother to meet with his own jobs council since january. however, he has found the time for a lavish campaign fund- raisers, 140 c
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deficit-reduction has to be balanced. there's no way to do this without spending cuts and some additional revenue. linda mcmahon signed this pledge to grover norquist saying that she would never vote for any revenue increases into the federal government. we do not need to send someone to washington who will be part of the obstruction. we need to bring people together and recognize you have to be serious about spending cuts. the approach has to be balanced. >> we cannot close the dead by not reducing spending. what he describes is a very dim view of the american economy. my plan will cut taxes for the middle class and put them back to work. they will have money in their pockets. they will pay more + taxes. it is growth in the economy. my plan is a pro-growth plan. we make our businesses competitive. we allow our job traders to continue to create jobs. our economy will grow. we have deficit reduction. we put people back to work. when people have money in their pocket, they buy more goods and services. when they buy more goo
deficit-reduction has to be balanced. there's no way to do this without spending cuts and some additional revenue. linda mcmahon signed this pledge to grover norquist saying that she would never vote for any revenue increases into the federal government. we do not need to send someone to washington who will be part of the obstruction. we need to bring people together and recognize you have to be serious about spending cuts. the approach has to be balanced. >> we cannot close the dead by...
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the second has a one half trillion dollar deficit. probably the most cynical gimmick in this bill is something that we all probably agree on. we don't think we should cut doctors' 21% next year. we stop those cuts from occurring every year for the last seven years. we all call this the toxics. well, according to your numbers it cost her her $71 billion. it was in the first iteration of all these bills. because it was a big price tag and made the score look bad, may look like a deficit, that provision was taken out and has been going on in stand-alone legislation. ignoring these costs does not remove them from the backs of taxpayers. hiding spending does not reduce spending. and so when you take a look of this is just as not add up. let's finish with the cost curve. we bending the cost curve down or up? well, if you look at your own chief actuary of medicare revenue up. he is time we are going up $222 billion, adding more to the unsustainable fiscal situation we have. and so when you take a look at this it is really deeper than the def
the second has a one half trillion dollar deficit. probably the most cynical gimmick in this bill is something that we all probably agree on. we don't think we should cut doctors' 21% next year. we stop those cuts from occurring every year for the last seven years. we all call this the toxics. well, according to your numbers it cost her her $71 billion. it was in the first iteration of all these bills. because it was a big price tag and made the score look bad, may look like a deficit, that...
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he will continue to attract the deficit. he'll look at the tax reform which i think is very important, if you get any help from the republicans whatsoever which he got none of for the last two years we'll see real tax reforms and the implication of the tax codes and he'll get his jobs bill passed if the congress will cooperate which they haven't done for two years. >> tom stemberg, your reaction to howard's definition here and your agenda? larry, when you've been in office for four years, you shouldn't be evaluated on your plans. you should be evaluated on your performance, it's at best, d-minus and our jobs situation are running trillion dollar deficits and america's dollar and the stock price, if you will, is at an all-time low and that's not a good record. >> excuse me, our stock price is up tremendously since barack obama took office. wall street's done really well. the reason is corporate profits. >> our currency. >> our economy is recovering and the people know it. >> thank you very much. tom stemberg, ceo of staples.
he will continue to attract the deficit. he'll look at the tax reform which i think is very important, if you get any help from the republicans whatsoever which he got none of for the last two years we'll see real tax reforms and the implication of the tax codes and he'll get his jobs bill passed if the congress will cooperate which they haven't done for two years. >> tom stemberg, your reaction to howard's definition here and your agenda? larry, when you've been in office for four years,...
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clearly america has large and ever-growing deficits. you propose a tax cut. that's deficit spending. >> wait a minute. first of all, this is a two-step deal. everybody knows we need the big deal and we talk about that in 30 seconds. but we're not going to get to the big deal by jumping off the bridge. and what we are saying is it is not the right thing to do you have the largest tax increase in history of america and to have $1.2 trillion worth of spending cuts that don't even look at medicare and medicaid. across the board without thinking through what this big deal is going to be. and anybody from either party hould come to a realization that the big deal counts. all we need to do is get a small part of an extension, six months, what ever does, and we'll get there. remember, when you talk about these taxes and the suspended, it can't be done by 10 people in the back of the room. and has to be a normal order on the hill because they are the only people that understands what are in those bills. >> do any of you really think we'll jump off a fiscal cliff? or d
clearly america has large and ever-growing deficits. you propose a tax cut. that's deficit spending. >> wait a minute. first of all, this is a two-step deal. everybody knows we need the big deal and we talk about that in 30 seconds. but we're not going to get to the big deal by jumping off the bridge. and what we are saying is it is not the right thing to do you have the largest tax increase in history of america and to have $1.2 trillion worth of spending cuts that don't even look at...
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s huge deficit was turned into a $300 million surplus under bremer's leadership. he was also the first african- american to sit on the federal reserve board. andrew bremer was 86 years old. >>> a strange twist in the case of a missing girl in colorado. a body was found yesterday seven miles from where jessica ridgeway disappeared last friday on her way to school. now, many assume the body was jessica's, but at a news conference just a few moments ago, authorities said the search for the girl continues. officials acknowledge the discovery of the body but did not provide any information about that body. authorities believe that jessica was abducted. >>> just two days after jerry sandusky was sentenced for molesting 10 young boys, there is word this morning that his $59,000 annual pension has been revoked. the news comes as we learn more about the letters that the former penn state assistant football coach and his wife sent to the judge before his sentencing. in them they both portrayed themselves as victims of a conspiracy and wrote that the justice system let them
s huge deficit was turned into a $300 million surplus under bremer's leadership. he was also the first african- american to sit on the federal reserve board. andrew bremer was 86 years old. >>> a strange twist in the case of a missing girl in colorado. a body was found yesterday seven miles from where jessica ridgeway disappeared last friday on her way to school. now, many assume the body was jessica's, but at a news conference just a few moments ago, authorities said the search for...
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with people who were letting their congressmen know they didn't like obamacare and didn't like the deficit and the debt. has the tea party diminished, gone quiet underground or disappeared? >> what we've been doing is working from being enraged in 2009 when the tea party started to being actively engaged and taken, basically political novices, most the people in the tea parties and members around the countriment now around 41 million that support the tea party principles are people that work, take care of their kids and go to the football games like we saw with the congressman in idaho, and not people who spent a great deal of time in politics and haven't had time in the past and that's changed now and turned those political know novices into fully engaged and fully functioning political activists in the field. >> mike: it's pretty typical in any spontaneous movement, which the tea party was, there becomes a paint they become to assimilate into the institutions that they first railed against and seek to change and become part of the change. is that part of what we're seeing in the tea part
with people who were letting their congressmen know they didn't like obamacare and didn't like the deficit and the debt. has the tea party diminished, gone quiet underground or disappeared? >> what we've been doing is working from being enraged in 2009 when the tea party started to being actively engaged and taken, basically political novices, most the people in the tea parties and members around the countriment now around 41 million that support the tea party principles are people that...
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it just reduces the deficit. by borrowing less, we have more money available for the private sector. that is a good thing. if they needed it. if there was a shortage of liquidity. ben bernanke has been working on that. that is a different study, too. what i have reported and which has been presented here to some degree is a way to calibrate what the costs and reduced federal spending are. it is not complete. the more recent study which looked at federal spending that he affects payroll as well as procurement, and not just military equipment, as bennett cited, but across all discretionary categories, would it cost $215 billion in lost gdp activity. that is 2/3 of what is projected to grow. if the economy grows at current projections, up to 2% next year, this would represent, to give it a reference point, 2/3 of gdp. at $110 billion, labor can come -- labour income, to understand what is tied to that spending, the analyses that i undertook put some jobs to that, 2.1 million jobs across all sectors of the economy. r
it just reduces the deficit. by borrowing less, we have more money available for the private sector. that is a good thing. if they needed it. if there was a shortage of liquidity. ben bernanke has been working on that. that is a different study, too. what i have reported and which has been presented here to some degree is a way to calibrate what the costs and reduced federal spending are. it is not complete. the more recent study which looked at federal spending that he affects payroll as well...
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and the deficit is now 1.1 trillion. that was also came out yesterday morning. >> another barometer people always look at, too. is food stamps. 2009 what did we have 33.5 million, right? and then in 2010, 40.3. last year 44.7. and look at this year already. 46.8 million. that's as of july. >> big jump. >> yeah, so are companies hiring? that could be the good sign that companies are hiring. you want to have some good news, right? and it's hard because you are seeing manufacturing though for the second straight month also slipping. that's a sign of the strengthening economy as well which is getting the economy moving. >> but for people who don't pay attention. you know, you look at that number 7.8. things are turning around. >> are your pants ringing? >> is that my -- it is my phone. hold on a second. >> i'm hearing a 1940s style phone ringing it must be mike's phone. >> wait a second. let me take this call. can you do headlines or something? wait a second i wanted to order a pizza. >> we do have a fox news alert. because
and the deficit is now 1.1 trillion. that was also came out yesterday morning. >> another barometer people always look at, too. is food stamps. 2009 what did we have 33.5 million, right? and then in 2010, 40.3. last year 44.7. and look at this year already. 46.8 million. that's as of july. >> big jump. >> yeah, so are companies hiring? that could be the good sign that companies are hiring. you want to have some good news, right? and it's hard because you are seeing...
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if you think about it i would argue that the inability of the government to fix this borrowing debt deficit issue in the book, vice president biden's chief of staff, talking about the economic crisis in 2011, that's exactly what is going on. there is so much evidence that it is the biggest future. we are on the path becoming europe and greece. you just can't keep borrowing money. there is a stunning and fiction in this country, and we need some sort of we need some serious intervention. in the book, what i attempt to do is take people to the presidents and leaders and tell you exactly because of the luxury of time and my publisher, simon & schuster, i declined to get the meeting notes to get the exact detail to interview president obama and speaker boehner and the key players in this. i just want to take one quick snapshot from what happened that we didn't know about, which is critical. when the cops pull up less when the president was upset, he called the congressional leaders on a saturday morning at 11:00 o'clock a.m. something in democratic andemoat republican leader were trying to work
if you think about it i would argue that the inability of the government to fix this borrowing debt deficit issue in the book, vice president biden's chief of staff, talking about the economic crisis in 2011, that's exactly what is going on. there is so much evidence that it is the biggest future. we are on the path becoming europe and greece. you just can't keep borrowing money. there is a stunning and fiction in this country, and we need some sort of we need some serious intervention. in the...
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you know, these deficits are struggling. lou: you are campaigning for governor romney in ohio. he will continue to do so. in ohio, when they have a 7.2% unemployment rate -- they are enjoying a far better recovery from the recession that nearly all of the country. what is the most persuasive message that you can take to the voters they are? >> well, i think in the state of utah, we are in spite of what washington is doing. but it's not going to be too long. we are all going to bear the burdens that the president has put on us. we will feel the pain the president has put on us. we are doing well in spite of barack obama, nothing thinking is what happenedn ohio. what we need to do is we need to get people on their feet and ready to go, get them fired up. it is obvious that during the debate, barack obama has no idea how to get the economy going. mitt romney definitely knows the country this country needs to take the one thank you for joining us, mia love. critics may have panned a new liam neeson movie. a break and $50 million in its debut, doubling the opening week. we're coming
you know, these deficits are struggling. lou: you are campaigning for governor romney in ohio. he will continue to do so. in ohio, when they have a 7.2% unemployment rate -- they are enjoying a far better recovery from the recession that nearly all of the country. what is the most persuasive message that you can take to the voters they are? >> well, i think in the state of utah, we are in spite of what washington is doing. but it's not going to be too long. we are all going to bear the...
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he claims is romney's plan for $5 trillion in tax cuts and cuts to funding for pbs to help close the deficit. >> so for all you moms and kids, don't worry. somebody is finally cracking down on big bird. cracking down on him. elmo has made a run for the border. border. governor romney plans to let wall street run wild again but he is bringing the hammer down on sesame street. >> president obama will continue campaigning in california today with a star- studded event in san francisco t includes john legend and will i am. >>> one of the staffers at in florida decided to weekend romney's face with a napkin. he laughed it off but and to look uncomfortable. >>> we'll tell you who came out on top in the election with hugo chavez. >> and more cases of fungal meningitis as the outbreak spreads to more states. we'll have an update on that and new information about the pharmacy that distributed the product. [ male announcer ] who will raise taxes on the middle class? according to an independent, non-partisan study, barack obama and the liberals will raise taxes on the middle class by $4,000. the
he claims is romney's plan for $5 trillion in tax cuts and cuts to funding for pbs to help close the deficit. >> so for all you moms and kids, don't worry. somebody is finally cracking down on big bird. cracking down on him. elmo has made a run for the border. border. governor romney plans to let wall street run wild again but he is bringing the hammer down on sesame street. >> president obama will continue campaigning in california today with a star- studded event in san francisco...
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be dismissed again because he is used much the same language for some time now on the budget, budget deficits, the national debt. i give him all the credit in the world for so doing. tonight he better have fresh language. he better be scriptive and enthusiastic about foreign policy, broad domestic vision of the governors, not his. i don't think anybody wants to hear anymore of the ryan plan. they want to hear now how he will serve this governor as his vice president. it is not immediately clear to me that he has made that transition in the role. some of his supporters he is number two. he has got a great first act that was choreographed and led by his to be boss, governor romney and he is going to have to follow, and demonstrate that governor romney chose well. lori: we shall see. melissa: thank you, lou. you can see lou every day at this time. of course at 7:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern tonight. catch rnc chairman reince priebus. he will join lou to discuss the vp debate. >> ought to be a hoot. he is terrific. lori: stick around after lou's show tonight. neil cavuto's fox business coverage of t
be dismissed again because he is used much the same language for some time now on the budget, budget deficits, the national debt. i give him all the credit in the world for so doing. tonight he better have fresh language. he better be scriptive and enthusiastic about foreign policy, broad domestic vision of the governors, not his. i don't think anybody wants to hear anymore of the ryan plan. they want to hear now how he will serve this governor as his vice president. it is not immediately clear...
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he said by the end of his first term he would cut the deficit in half. >> ohhh! >> yet he still does not put a credible plan on the table had to deal with the debt crisis. >> i'm sorry, this is a bunch of malarkey. >> does that mean? >> its irish. >> no, iris is i smack the dumb luck of your face. host: that was the "saturday night live"skits last night. we all know -- we will now go to seize than radio. >> thank you. today and the network tv talk shows covered topics include the vice-presidential debate, the presidential campaign, the lame- duck congress and the latest attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. c-span will re-air is program starting at noon. among the guests on "meet the press" will be republican governor bob mcdonnell of virginia. at 1:00 p.m., the guests include ohio republican senator rob portman and a delaware attorney general and some of the vice president and martha raddatz of abc news. at 2:00 p.m., it is "fox news sunday." the guests will be david axelrod enron gillespie. "state of the union" as at 3:00. she will have robert gibbs and a seni
he said by the end of his first term he would cut the deficit in half. >> ohhh! >> yet he still does not put a credible plan on the table had to deal with the debt crisis. >> i'm sorry, this is a bunch of malarkey. >> does that mean? >> its irish. >> no, iris is i smack the dumb luck of your face. host: that was the "saturday night live"skits last night. we all know -- we will now go to seize than radio. >> thank you. today and the network tv...
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but most of the economists have stated that governor run this plant will blow up the deficit or raise taxes on the middle class. it is one or the other. >> president obama is expected to take off at about 9:00 a.m. and will let you know how much impact this will have on your drive. >> record gas prices when a state wide so that average was at $4.64. >> jackie is an emerald builds to check the prices there. >> it is still f $4.75 for premium gas. gas prices have gone up so much that the two sf other from the federal trade commission to check why the prices have spiked so fast. you had the governor yesterday's state that we need to issue a winter blanket. take a look as some of these numbers they are unbelievable. california is a $4.67 and this is up 57¢ within one week. this will put california as the highest state for gas. san francisco prices may not go down. >> what goes up does not necessarily have to go down. >> let's give you a quick update on bay area sports. the the giants faced a do or die game. they have to win today to continue on. maybe they will get an advantage since the
but most of the economists have stated that governor run this plant will blow up the deficit or raise taxes on the middle class. it is one or the other. >> president obama is expected to take off at about 9:00 a.m. and will let you know how much impact this will have on your drive. >> record gas prices when a state wide so that average was at $4.64. >> jackie is an emerald builds to check the prices there. >> it is still f $4.75 for premium gas. gas prices have gone up...
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it's good for the deficit. it's good for the solvency of medicare but it doesn't jeopardize people's care. second thing i would do and some work on this as being done but there's more to do, in medicare and also in the private insurance area, i think an important reform that remains is as a nation, we should be paying for health, not procedures. we pay for procedures and we get some of the best, most expensive and most procedures in the world. but if we pay for health and healthy outcomes, we can actually save money and have healthier seniors and also healthier citizens who are happier and more productive. that's a path to cost reforms. >> mr. allen? >> well, tim criticizes me for supporting medicare part d. i think it's been very beneficial to a lot of seniors who now don't have to choose between heat and food and getting prescription drugs. especially coming under budget because there's competition and there's choice. there's also aspects on health savings accounts i think are very beneficial as well. the wro
it's good for the deficit. it's good for the solvency of medicare but it doesn't jeopardize people's care. second thing i would do and some work on this as being done but there's more to do, in medicare and also in the private insurance area, i think an important reform that remains is as a nation, we should be paying for health, not procedures. we pay for procedures and we get some of the best, most expensive and most procedures in the world. but if we pay for health and healthy outcomes, we...
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but i was reading an article about the score for the obama, the deficit going down. >> bill: yeah and they always try to take the good news and turn it into bad news. >> caller: i know it's crazy. but back to the debate peter. it was not the president's best night. and certainly he has bounced back from that. >> caller: he didn't have to do that bad -- not that i thought he did bad at all but it's just that it is a no-win situation. >> bill: yeah hold on just one second -- yeah. i want to grab something here. the other thing i have noticed now in the post debate season is more and more people are starting to look at what romney said and how it just doesn't add up. we have talked about that on the taxes. he said i never asked for $5 trillion in tax cuts, and he i'm going to take care of it by closing loop holes, and he has never said what it was except getting rid of bird big. he said i learned early on you have to sit down with democrats and republicans, and we worked all the time across the aisle. the "new york times" said they were fighting like cats and dogs when he was governor. a
but i was reading an article about the score for the obama, the deficit going down. >> bill: yeah and they always try to take the good news and turn it into bad news. >> caller: i know it's crazy. but back to the debate peter. it was not the president's best night. and certainly he has bounced back from that. >> caller: he didn't have to do that bad -- not that i thought he did bad at all but it's just that it is a no-win situation. >> bill: yeah hold on just one second...
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when he is asked how he will cut the deficit, he says he can make the math work by eliminating local public funding for pbs. now, by the way, this is not new. this is what he has been saying every time he's asked a question. "well, we can cut out pbs." for all your moms and kids, don't worry, summit is finally getting tough on big bird. >> mitt romney criticize president obama for focusing on what he called "saving the big bird swo." >> these are tough times with tough issues for you have to scratch your head when you to the president's been in the last week talking about big bird. [applause] i actually think we need a president who talks about saving the american people and setting good jobs and saving our future. >> ohio is asking the supreme court to overturn a federal pills ruling that struck down the state's effort to prevent early voting the weekend before the election. although as republican controlled legislature had barred early weekend voting fleming state officials need the time to prepare for election day. last month, the u.s. district court ruled the state had failed to
when he is asked how he will cut the deficit, he says he can make the math work by eliminating local public funding for pbs. now, by the way, this is not new. this is what he has been saying every time he's asked a question. "well, we can cut out pbs." for all your moms and kids, don't worry, summit is finally getting tough on big bird. >> mitt romney criticize president obama for focusing on what he called "saving the big bird swo." >> these are tough times with...
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e oqeio u f were to be reelected, we would see trillion dollar deficits again and again. our national debt is almost the same now as our total economy, gdp. itakeshaer fn the economy. ne tow hr opndse g kepresident, when i finally get this job, i will cap e spending i will cut it and i will get us on track to a balanced budget. >> there are other differences as well. the president is planning on obamacare cutting medicare for current retirees y 16l inatwr pr made to our seniors and i will rtore the funding and make sure th we protect medicare and social security. one thing that i will mention, the president's budget calls for treating our militaryby undreds of billions of dolrs, and then this wkran eat whhoca wi up another few hundred billion. the secretary of defense has called those kinds of cuts devastating to our national security. i will not cut our military. i will store that funding and in w.t ne he [applause] now, there is one more place where you saw a disnction ben twof u was a held theoominacat bs d pet listen carefully to the president's response. because what
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if you let the bush tax cuts expire as a whole, 80% of our deficit problems are taken care of with that, and it's an actual number, it's not 40 billion a year. it's an actual number. >> then you're raising taxes on the middle class. >> right, you're broadening the base. you're not going to be able to do that without -- >> but obama and romney pledged they don't want to raise taxes on the middle class. >> is it a realistic idea two years from now, three years from now? >> that's an important question, because as much as so many people, and i'm one of them, admire simpson-bowles and admire particularly i think the heroic contributions, and they really are, that alan simpson and erskine bowles made to get us close to a the resolution, it is a sweeping tax reform, and historically, tax reform has taken in the modern era years to do. the '86 tax act, the last time we had major tax reform in this country took four years to do, first introduced in '82 and so the idea that in the lame duck session we'll have big tax reform for the first two months of 2013 -- >> bowles and simpson would say get
if you let the bush tax cuts expire as a whole, 80% of our deficit problems are taken care of with that, and it's an actual number, it's not 40 billion a year. it's an actual number. >> then you're raising taxes on the middle class. >> right, you're broadening the base. you're not going to be able to do that without -- >> but obama and romney pledged they don't want to raise taxes on the middle class. >> is it a realistic idea two years from now, three years from now?...
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because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. zoirchgs a space rocket blasted off from cape canaveral last night launching the fist private flight from the international space station. >> liftoff of the space x falcon 9 rocket. launching dragon to the international space station and returning cargo -- >> the unmanned capsule called dragon is on its way to the space station after separating from its rocket. it's carrying 1 240us pounds of cargo. the company has been contracted by nasa to fly a dozen flights to resupply the space station. >>> fearless felix, he is also known as felix baumgartner, and he has gotten to be pretty fearless. he actually is going to jump out of a balloon. this is 23 miles above the earth. this is exactly what he plans to do. the idea is to set a world record for a freefall. he has already tried it from a
because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. zoirchgs a space rocket blasted off from cape canaveral last night launching the fist private flight from the international space station. >> liftoff of the space x falcon 9 rocket....
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budget deficit topping that number for the fourth straight year. president obama had promised to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. next, 51.4 million, that's how many people watched the vice presidential debate on tv between paul ryan and joe biden. fox news the top cable network 10 million viewers. >> topped any network. >> combined can't even top them. try. the asbury park press reporting that's how much the government spent on experimental text terror program in new jersey. police say there are not been any credible tips so far using that service. >> that's a relief. there are more developments this morning in the deadly meningitis outbreak that has claimed the lives of 14 people. the number of confirmed cases now at 185 across 12 states. >> roughly 14,000 have been exposed to the recalled drug. will cece more cases and could you be at risk? joining us now is dr. marc siegel associate professor of medicine at nyu and part of our medical a team there is a new headline this morning on this new fungus that they have discovered,
budget deficit topping that number for the fourth straight year. president obama had promised to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. next, 51.4 million, that's how many people watched the vice presidential debate on tv between paul ryan and joe biden. fox news the top cable network 10 million viewers. >> topped any network. >> combined can't even top them. try. the asbury park press reporting that's how much the government spent on experimental text terror program...
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were aligned with the tea party movement, had high ideals about changing washington, the debt and the deficit and tax reform and everything but also about campaign money. well, they realized that campaigns are very expensive. if you want to win, you've got to bring in a lot of money. >> reporter: efforts to regulate lobbying date back to 1876 when the house first required lobby i haves to register with the clerk. in the 21st century, the lobbying industry has become a revolving door for lawmakers. they retire from congress and make more money returning as lobbyists, often getting special access with their former colleagues on capitol hill. a study by the watchdog group public citizen found that 43% of the members of congress who left office between 1998 and mid 2005 went on to register as lobbyists. in 2007, thurber advised then senator obama, who championed sweeping lobby reform. >> big money and lobbyists were clearly drowning out the aspirations of the american people. >> reporter: lobbyist jake abrahm off had just gone to prison for cheating clients and bribing congress. lawmakers passed
were aligned with the tea party movement, had high ideals about changing washington, the debt and the deficit and tax reform and everything but also about campaign money. well, they realized that campaigns are very expensive. if you want to win, you've got to bring in a lot of money. >> reporter: efforts to regulate lobbying date back to 1876 when the house first required lobby i haves to register with the clerk. in the 21st century, the lobbying industry has become a revolving door for...